The Delta independent., 1887-04-19

Merchant of Venice, and Katherin and
Petrucio; Saturday matinee, Hamlet; Sat-
urday evening, Othello.
A special from Pueblo dated the 14th
says: Barney Lantry & Sons big grading
outfit arrived to-day from Strong City, Kan
sas, over the Santa Fe Road. This firm has
big contracts on the Midland and on the
Denver and Santa Fe line, but the most of
the force that came in to, day will CON-
mence on the latter road, eleven miles
north of the city. The outfit that came in
to-day was fine one and it fills twenty
two cars. With the outfit are ITO men, many
of whom are colOred.
1t is not often that man has to
travel 200 miles to reach home when his
starting point is only six miles therefrom
This is the experience of Hugh R. Steele of
Montezuma, Colo, who, on Thursday last.
assembled to the Summit of Argentine pass
within sight of his home only to find the
way completely blocked by snow and was
compelled to return to Georgetown and go
home via Georgetown and Breckenridge
over the Colorado Central and South Park
railroads, distance OF 200 miles. Verify
the mountains have their trials as well as
their temptations.-Denver News.
The Board of Commissioners for Dis
trict No. 10 have issued the follow order for
the spring round up: One outfit meet at
State line on North Fork of Republican
river May 20, and working up North Fork
and Oriekaree. Another party meeting on
the South Fork lat State line) on the twen-
ty-fourth, and working up the same, meet
| ing the North Fork outfit at Walks camp:
thence down the Beaver to Brush station,
there separate, one outfit going to Cooper's
| ranch on the Platte near Denver Junction
and work back to Brush station, the other
outfit working up the Platte to the Muddy,
thence up the Muddy to the headwaters.
Ben Grant. formerly of Gunnison,
was killed at Glenwood Springs a few days
ago. He had been drinking hard and his
| frie nds had put him to bed in back room
of a saloon. Towards morning they called
to see if he was still in bed, fearing that he
| might have got up and gone out into town
again. Upon entering the bedroom they
| We're Mortified to find Grant murdered. He
| had apparently been struck on the head
with some blunt instrument which had
killed him instantly. Some SG00 or 500
| had been taken from his pockets. The
proprietor Of the saloon where he was
sleeping, and his bartender have been ar
| rested for the murder. Excitement over
the murder is at fever heat and If the crime
can be definitely fastened upon anyone he
| will undoubtedly be |! nched.
A special from Gunnison dated April
II says: The Salt Lake express, coming
east, due here at ! 30 this morning, did not
| arrive until o'clock this afternoon. This
morning, when near the Roubideau bridge
| across the Gunnison, the engine jumped
the track and rolled down the steep EN-
| bankment, carrying Engineer Morgan with
II and pinning him in such manner that
he was badly scalded and burned before he
could be freed. The mail and baggage car
also left the track but remained on the
grade, and no one else was hurt. Engineer
Morgan was taken to Grand junction,
where he resides. The lower part of his
body was badly scalded and while pinned
to his engine he just managed to keep his
head out of the water, otherwise he would
have been drowned. II is expected that he
will recover.